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Only in the West did a philosophy develop that was not only no longer the love of wisdom but went so far as to deny the category of wisdom as a legitimate form of knowledge. The result was a hatred of wisdom that should more appropriately be called 'misosophy' (literarily hatred of Sophia, Wisdom) rather than philosophy.

Hossein Nasr

Hossein Nasr

Hossein Nasr

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Born: April 7, 1933 (age 91)

Bio: Seyyed Hossein Nasr is an Iranian University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, and an Islamic philosopher. He is the author of scholarly books and articles.

Known for:

Knowledge and the sacred (1981)
The Garden of Truth (2007)
A Young Muslim Guide to the Modern World (1993)

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